v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' b ə t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: abut · ted ; abut · ting
Etymology: Middle English abutten, from Anglo-French aboter, abuter, partly from Old French aboter to border on, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + bout blow, end, from boter to strike; partly from Old French abuter to come to an end, from a- + but end, aim ― more at 1 BUTT , 4 BUTT
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1 : to touch along a border or with a projecting part <land abut s on the road>
2 a : to terminate at a point of contact b : to lean for support
transitive verb
1 : to border on <their property abut s our land>
2 : to cause to abut